Overwhelming success of Sino-Pack / PACKINNO 2017

Sino-Pack 2017 and PACKINNO 2017 hit the mark of great success last March and satisfied 35,740 visitors and 648 exhibitors, coming from all over the world

The 24th edition of Sino-Pack 2017 and PACKINNO 2017, organized by Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd, were concluded successfully on 3 March 2017. The 3-day exhibitions attracted 35,740 visitors of which 9,722 were overseas visitors, accounting for around 27% of the total number of visitors. Most of the exhibitors and visitors said that they were satisfied with the exhibitions.

“The rapid economic development and the upgrade of living standard have generated great consumer demands on customized, safety and green product packaging. And, the rapid development of e-commerce also facilitates the popularity on logistic and automated packaging technologies. Riding on these advantages, the scale of Sino-Pack 2017 and PACKINNO 2017 reached an exhibition area of 44,000 sqm with ‘Smart Packaging’ as one of the show themes. The shows were well-attended by 35,740 visitors eventually with a growth of 15% when comparing with last year,” Ms. Celine To, General Manager of Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd said.

The fairs featured 648 exhibitors from 22 countries and regions, and also attracted buyers from nearly 100 countries and regions. The on-site man-flow and atmosphere were good. An onsite visitor survey was conducted by the organizer. Among the interviewees, nearly 80% reflected the exhibition scale is “Excellent” and “Very Good” whereas nearly 90% said they “will visit this show again next year”. The responses were very encouraging and this demonstrated the leading role of Sino-Pack and PACKINNO in the industry.

Overwhelming support from renowned exhibitors

Being the leading packaging trade show in China, Sino-Pack 2017 focused on “Smart Packaging for Now and Future”. To tie in the theme, four theme zones including Smart Packaging, Logistics Packaging, Food Packaging and General Packaging were launched to cover the entire series of packaging machinery and products, so as to offer a one-stop purchasing platform and business exchange opportunity to exhibitors, buyers and experts from the packaging industry. This year, substantial support from domestic and international exhibitors were received, including ABB, FANUC, KUKA, NACHI, GSK, KHS, Appolo, CSi, etc. Besides, the State of Illinois, U.S.A. pavilion also joined the fair to showcase their advanced packaging technologies.

Delegation groups visited the shows

This year, over 180 domestic and international delegation groups and trade associations were attracted to the shows, such as Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers, The Thai Packaging Association, Indonesia Packaging Federation, Korea Packaging Association, etc. In China, professional delegations from Guangdong, Fujian, Shanghai, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Beijing and other provinces also demonstrated their presence. Some renowned companies, including Mentholatum, Coca Cola of Swire, Foxconn, Midea, Blue Moon, Wahaha Group, etc., have also designated their support to visit the fairs.

Mr. Noppadol Krairiksh, the President of Thai Packaging Association in Thailand appraised the overall arrangement of the show organizer, “The show is very good and well-organized, thank you for the hospitality from the organizer. Our members have found a lot of suppliers which fit their needs. We are definitely looking forward and will support Sino-Pack 2018.”

Ms. Ariana Susanti, the Business Development Director of Indonesian Packaging Federation in Indonesia was amazed by the new machineries at the fair, “This is my first visit to Sino-Pack and I was interested in the show’s exhibits. We saw a lot of new machineries made in China and we are pleased to see how the Chinese enterprises have contributed to the beauty and health industries with their high-quality products. And the filling machine shown is advanced and applicable for a small-scale investment.”

Splendid concurrent events unlocked the latest market trend

High-caliber experts were invited by the show organizer to share their insight on the challenges and opportunities of the packaging industry. Some of the highlighted seminars were “Food and Pharmaceuticals Packaging Innovative Seminar”, “Intellectual Logistics in Era of Online Retailers – Innovative Science & Technology Forum”, “Packaging and Logistics Optimization”, “Intellectual Package and Logistics Warehousing System Integration Summit”, etc.

Furthermore, a special zone was also set up to display the winning pieces of the representative annual design competition –– GBDO Creative Design Competition (Southern China Star Award) at PACKINNO 2017.

Sino-Pack / PACKINNO will be back on 10 -12 March 2018 at Area A, China Import and Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou, PR China.